CEO Slapped Pregnant Wife at Restaurant—The Waiter Turned Out to Be Her Billionaire Brother-hongtran

“I do not think I have a choice anymore.”
“There is always a choice. You could walk away right now and build a quiet life somewhere else. Many people would consider that the smart move.”
“Would you?”
Maria’s smile did not reach her eyes.
“I have never been called smart, but I have been called thorough.”
She placed a photograph on the table.
“Do you know this man?”
Sarah stared at the photo, and the ground fell out from under her.
“That’s my stepfather, Tom Wheeler.”
“It was taken three weeks ago, right outside Richard’s office.”
The truth hit her like a punch to the gut.
“Tom wasn’t just talking to Richard.”
“According to my sources, he has been feeding Richard details about your family for over two years.”
Sarah tried to see the man who raised her in the picture, but all she saw was betrayal.
“That is impossible. Tom saved me from all this. He took us to New York, gave me a new name, a new life.”
“He did,” Maria said. “And he has been scared to death ever since.”
“Scared of what?”
“That he made a mistake.”
Marcus leaned in.
“What kind of mistake?”
“Tom has carried the guilt of your mother’s death for twenty-five years. He blames himself for not protecting her, for taking you so far away that she died all alone.”
Tears welled in Sarah’s eyes.
“He never told me.”
“What was he supposed to say? That he had spent decades wondering if Maria would still be alive if he had done things differently?”
Maria presented another file.
“Two years ago, someone made Tom an offer.”
“Richard?” Sarah asked.
“Not exactly. It was a third party claiming to work for Richard. They told Tom they had found Marcus and wanted to arrange a family reunion. They just needed some background information to make sure it was safe.”
Marcus’s face hardened.
“And Tom fell for it.”
“He wanted to fall for it,” Maria added. “He had followed Marcus’s career for years, always hoping for a safe way to bring you two back together. When they offered him what looked like a real chance to finally make things right, he took it.”
Sarah felt a wave of nausea.
“So he gave them everything.”
“Your new name, where you lived, your marriage, everything.”
“He believed he was helping put your family back together,” Marcus said grimly. “Instead, he handed Richard the weapon to tear it apart.”
“It gets worse,” Maria said. “Once Tom started talking, they kept asking for more. They wanted details about your mother’s final days and Victor Blackstone’s threats.”
“Why would they want to know about that?”
Maria and Marcus shared a look.
“Because Victor Blackstone is still dangerous, even in prison. He runs a criminal network from his cell, and his sons from his first marriage are making sure no one else can claim to be his heir.”
Sarah felt the baby kick as her heart raced.
“His sons?”
“Victor had two sons before he met your mother. Both are career criminals who have been waiting twenty-five years for him to die so they can get their hands on whatever money he hid.”
“What money?” Sarah asked.
“That is the million-dollar question,” Maria said, pulling out another page. “Victor Blackstone was a violent man. But he was smart enough to hide a fortune where no one could find it. Money the FBI never touched.”
Marcus sat perfectly still.
“How much?”
“We estimate somewhere between ten and fifty million dollars. That is more than enough to make people eliminate any rivals for the inheritance.”